Improvement in vehicle-hubs



M. C. BUFFINGTON.

VEHICLE-HUB.

NL 191,9Z5 f Patented June12\,187'.7.

WZL/155555 Q OQ @met #per UNITED STATES MOSES c. BUEFINGTON,

OF BURLINGTON, IOwA.

IMPROVEMENT IN VEHICLE-HUBS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No.

191,926, dated June 12, 1877; application iled April 7, 1877.

' .To-all whom it may concern Be it known that I, MOSES C. BUFFING- TON,of Burlington, in the county of Des Moines, and fState of Iowa, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements inv Vehicle-Hubs; and I dohereby declare that the following is afull, clear, and exact descriptionthereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to theletters of reference marked thereon, which form part of thisspecification.

My invention relates to hubs for vehiclewheels; and it consists 'in ametallic mortised shell put on the wooden hub from one end, themortisesin said Ashell corresponding with mortises or a groove in thewooden hub and a metallic band put ou from the opposite end of thewooden hub, forming a junction with the shell, and the band and shellthen fastened together, so as to secure the -wooden hub under andbetween the band and the mortised shell, all as hereinafter more fullyset forth.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which my inventionappertains to make and use the same, I will now proceed to describe itsconstruction and operation, referring tothe annexed drawing, in which-Figure l is a side view of my hub. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section yofthe same. Fig. 3 is an inside View of the band. Fig. 4 is a transversesection through the mortised shell and hub.

A represents an ordinary wooden hub, provided with a circumferentialgroove, a, or a series of mortisesto receive the tenons ofthe spokes inthe usual manner.

Fr'om one end, over the woodenV hub A, is placed a metal shell providedwith a series of mortises through whichthe spokes pass. This shell iscomposed'of a hanged band, B, and a ring, C, connected by a series of V-shaped pieces, D D, between which V-shaped pieces the mortises areformed; and said pieces may have their outer ends made conveX, as shown,or of other desirable form.

From the other end of the wooden hub is forced a flanged metal band, G,the projecting flange of which is recessed to receive the `ring C of theshell. The shell and band tighten on thehub` as they approach eachother, while themortisesl in the shell support the spokes in connectionwith the groove or mortises in the wooden hub.

The shell and band are formed with suitable bearings, as shown, wherethey meet, or may be of any other suitable form, and are then fastenedtogether by rivets b b, as shown in the drawing, or it may be done byrolling or welding, by machinery or otherwise, the rim or ange of oneband over the other one dispensing with the rivets.

It will thus be seen that the hub is locked under and between the shelland the band,

the hub being larger at the center than at the outer edges of the shelland band, and these cannot be released unless they are separated, whileat the same time there is formed. a socket 'for each spoke to rest in.

The spokes may be so constructed as to meet on the outsideof theconnectingpieces D I). When rivets b are used some" of these pieces aremade lower and the rivets are on the outside of such lower pieces, andthe spokes cover the same entirely.

I am aware that metallic mortised shells o wooden hubs are not new. Suchhave, however, uniformly been made solid, the same as if my band G wereconnected with the flanged band B, by being cast solid on the ring G andbars D. Such shells must be put on from one end of the wooden hub, andare only held in their position by their own friction. As the holeAwhich receives the wooden hub is the largest at one end of the shell itis evident that such a shell will easily release the wooden hub.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is

The mortised metallic shell, composed of the band B, ring C, andconnecting-pieces D, all formed in one piece, and the band G, incombination with a woodenhub, made slightly tapering from the center,and provided with a circumferential groove or series ofmortises, and theshell and band forced toward each other from opposite ends of the hub,and then fast.- ened together, substantially' as and for the purposesherein set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I-afx my signature inpresence of two witnesses.

MOSES C. BUFFINGTON.

Witnesses JAMES H. BEEMMERMAN,

J. L. LANE.

